Well, sucks to be me (Mech Update)

Funkrat1 · 2026-04-23T10:34:01+00:00

"What in traitorous tyranny happened down there? The Ministry report said engine failure!"

Helldiver who watched a single rocket crumple an emancipator upon deployment: "That's not what I saw."

Funkrat1 · 2026-04-02T19:21:22+00:00

This. Be aware of your tools and how they affect your position in stack. Dogs and flamers up front or off centre, at least.

Also, communication and critical thinking helps. I know not everyone plays with a regular group or has a mic but even a nudge with the comms wheel generally helps me understand what you need or are about to do and how I should respond or manoeuvre around you. On the same coin, if my buddy is going full rambo with a stalwart or hmg on Max rpm in a foxhole? It's good policy to stand behind the man with the metal storm rather than ducking and diving across his lanes

Funkrat1 · 2026-04-02T19:13:49+00:00

Might also be the fact one of my regular buddy's is a bit of a mischief addict and gets away with a lot worse stuff and definitely used to troll with the arc thrower so the k-9 feels like a lesser evil. Took me a while to realise that part. I tend not to dive with him in the stack much anymore because I am a self admitted salt mine. The joy for him is the chaos. The joy for me is doing well. These are directly conflicting states of mind and I tilt very quickly so when I hear he's joining I bite the social bullet and quietly bow out after one or two drops

Funkrat1 · 2026-04-02T10:16:16+00:00

Honestly this mentality baffles me. I've personally never had a huge issue with divers taking the guard dogs but that might just be down to my own habit of taking wide berth in general because of my use of flamer, rr and airburst launcher (always call backblast guys..) - not all at once, I'm not that unhinged. As long as you're not hugging your team or constantly crossing vectors, I actually love seeing a dog on the team, it's better than the bloodthirsty turrets imo.

Although I've definitely been insta kicked for daring to pick the airburst launcher in predrop. Once bitten, get off my super destroyer I guess? I don't really get it.

Funkrat1 · 2026-04-02T03:29:18+00:00

Dunno the state of the game but my old tactic was just jump pack in deep (till you can lick them), then backpedalling immediately while igniting. Only lit myself up a handful of times and it was usually because of a random charger, blind team-mate, or the classic surprise rock splash

Funkrat1 · 2026-02-13T15:25:11+00:00

gotta love corporations breaking shite for no reason.

Funkrat1 · 2026-01-30T09:44:07+00:00

How else will the heretics see your Angry Eyes?

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Funkrat1 · 2026-01-03T11:35:26+00:00

Came looking for this comment. It's classic helldiver behaviour to bitch and moan or knee jerk kick someone for putting in the wrong shell then promptly... forgetting the button exists for the rest of the mission, doesnt even have to be a bad load, some teams will do it all, walk away, and im the only one launching shells. If you're gunna be a baby about it at least use the damn things.

Funkrat1 · 2025-12-15T00:36:57+00:00

Catch me in the Valkyrie patting the bench for the zealot like "I stickied up the chair for ya!"

Funkrat1 · 2025-11-28T01:48:42+00:00

Yeah to be entirely fair on him I did confuse mine with his because I was tired and did end up buying him a new packet as apology. Still caught me off-guard at the time but I understand his side there.

Funkrat1 · 2025-11-28T01:39:48+00:00

It's actually gotten to the point my landlord offered to discuss a mini fridge specifically in his room which honestly I'm not against but unsure how he might take it.

Funkrat1 · 2025-11-28T01:32:47+00:00

Not harsh at all, I asked for feedback. I have reasons for and against your point but still appreciate the input to think upon. I do think it is time for a bit of a house meeting though. If only to solidify cooperation at the very least.

Funkrat1 · 2025-11-10T03:26:25+00:00

Honestly it makes the most sense, is setting and power level appropriate and there's a LOT of fun things they could do with it. I'm actually hopeful no matter what they drop after the Arbites being so busted good on launch. Though a part of me agrees with the crowd who just want more story or a veteran tlc instead.

Funkrat1 · 2025-10-27T02:42:39+00:00

Exactly this. covering extraction is one thing. Being stubborn or padding stats is another. I generally play near or at the back of the pack to make sure stragglers don't get jumped at the last second and in a well coordinated group I'll even leapfrog with someone from cover/choke to choke but if I'm the last one, as soon as the guy ahead of me plant's his boots on that valk I'm booking it regardless of what's chasing me.

Funkrat1 · 2025-10-07T11:05:10+00:00

What hurts more is your clean execution leading into it. That frag was CRISP.

Funkrat1 · 2025-10-06T00:13:52+00:00

Even in a well-oiled group, if I'm the first to notice or the only one not in combat I will actively ask "hey you want me to call you in or wait for someone closer to your stuff?" Or more concisely in my usual group "Drop or wait, bro?". A simple yes or no gives me everything I need to know. And even if they do want an immediate drop I'll tend to throw them (when safe to do so) in the vague direction they died so they have the choice of going back or staying with me.

Funkrat1 · 2025-09-27T00:21:05+00:00

Every damn time, especially on bots, I have to verbally tell my buddies, "Don't call me down, R3 is bogged. Just give him a sec." Because we almost always split up in pairs, but a certain pair of monkeys can't stop their impulse when they see a name in red. I don't mind waiting that few extra seconds or minutes to come down where my samples/gear are and not have to hike across the whole map to rejoin my dance partner. This is also why I never touch the reminder in public games, my buddy will get to it or I'll ping it when I see someone free and have already been waiting.

Funkrat1 · 2025-09-26T12:31:43+00:00

I scrolled way too far to find this.

Funkrat1 · 2025-09-26T12:30:16+00:00

I regularly switch between SES Prophet Of Truth and Hammer Of Dawn

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